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Start Giambi at first more often? Do you even watch the games? Defensively he's the worst 1st baseman in the game. He's embarrassing. Factor in the fact that he can't hit a beachball unless he's on the juice, and he's the biggest waste of money this side of Alexei Yashin. Why the hell would you want him in the lineup? I want him in the lineup, because I know it makes the team worse.

The Darkest Canuck Wrote:personally i think they should put Womack back at 2nd, Williams back in CF, Matsui back in LF, keep Cano around on the bench (he got some good experience and some good at bats, but now it's time for the guy you went out and got to fill the void at 2nd to get back to playing 2nd!) and switch between Giambi and Sierra at DH (and maybe even star Giambi at 1st more often).

TDC you are not watching games again. Those are horrible ideas.

well they don't show the fucking games here IN SUDBURY so i'm just guessing, yeesh, it is true that Giambi isn't very good defensively, i will admit that.

The Darkest Canuck Wrote:well they don't show the fucking games here IN SUDBURY so i'm just guessing, yeesh, it is true that Giambi isn't very good defensively, i will admit that.

You? Making an opinion without having any idea what you are talking about? No way!

har har, hey, did you see the game tonight :mrgreen:?



FASTEST TO 400

6/8/2005 11:47:11 PM

MILWAUKEE (AP) - It was just a matter of time before Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees snapped out of it - at least for a day.

A-Rod became the youngest member of the 400-homer club and a change in their routine got the Yankees back on the winning track with a 12-3 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.

"It was a very special day for me, especially if you do it in a win that we needed most desperately," Rodriguez said after the Yankees won for just the second time in 11 games.

Manager Joe Torre went to drastic measures to snap his slumping team out of its latest funk, cancelling batting practice, juggling his lineup - sitting Hideki Matsui for the first eight innings - and even getting ejected for arguing.

It worked.



A team that had hit .195 overall and .140 with runners in scoring position while losing seven of their first eight games on a season-long 12-game road trip, collected 16 hits and scored its most runs in two weeks.

Mike Mussina (6-4) was the beneficiary of the offensive breakthrough led by Rodriguez, who homered twice, went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs - his first RBIs of the trip.

Rodriguez's two-run shot off left-hander Chris Capuano in the first inning was his 399th, and his solo shot off left-hander Jorge De La Rosa in the eighth made the 29-year-old third baseman the 40th player in major league history to reach 400 homers.

"That's pretty incredible," Torre said. "The shape he's in, the way he works, who knows where he's going."

The crowd of 37,586 gave A-Rod a polite standing ovation as he circled the bases.

"It's a special number," Rodriguez said. "I'm actually just excited to do it with this uniform on."

Fastest to 400

# Player Age

1. Alex Rodriguez 29 years, 316 days
2. Ken Griffey Jr. 30 years, 141 days
3. Jimmie Foxx 30 years, 248 days
4. Mickey Mantle 30 years, 285 days
5. Eddie Matthews 31 years, 185 days
6. Frank Robinson 32 years, 9 days


New York batting practice pitcher Roman Rodriguez caught the historic homer in the Yankees' bullpen and acted like he was going to flip it into the stands before holding onto it with a sly smile.

A-Rod posed for pictures with his bat and ball after the game.

Mussina gave up three runs and six hits in six innings, including Carlos Lee's 15th homer. He walked one and struck out eight.

"I think we were just hoping for a nice win," Mussina said. "It didn't have to be 12-3, but today we got some big hits. It's been a tough trip so far, but hopefully we can pull something out of this as we go to the last city of the four (St. Louis)."

Derek Jeter and rookie Robinson Cano also homered for the Yankees, who tagged Capuano (5-5) for seven runs, five earned, eight hits and three walks in four-plus innings, denying the Brewers a three-game sweep.

"You just know it's just a matter of time," Milwaukee manager Ned Yost said. "You're hard-fetched to find a better lineup than that in all of baseball."

Among the backups inserted into the Yankees lineup was Ruben Sierra, who collected a season-high three hits in his first start in left field this season.

"Any GM or manager would love to have that lineup," Brewers infielder Bill Hall said. "Those guys can hit. It's still early in the season. They're not that far out yet. So, they've got nothing to worry about if they keep swinging the bats like that."

The only damper for Torre was he wasn't around to relish it in its entirety because he was ejected along with first baseman Tino Martinez for arguing with first base umpire Larry Vanover in the fifth inning.

"Yeah, Tino and I watched together," Torre said. "I blamed him for getting me thrown out."

Martinez, starting at first base because Jason Giambi was a late scratch with back spasms, hit a ground-rule double to give New York a 4-2 lead. Martinez was replaced by Russ Johnson after getting ejected an inning later.

Jeter's sixth homer, a solo shot, came off Julio Santana in the sixth. Cano's homer was a two-run shot off Wes Obermueller in the seventh, his fourth of the season and the first pinch-hit homer of his career.

Matsui, who had a pinch-hit single in the ninth, hadn't missed a start since Sept. 26, 2003, when he wasn't in the starting lineup for either game of a doubleheader against Baltimore. He appeared in both of those games and has played in all 384 games since joining the Yankees in 2003. Including his career in Japan, he has played in 1,634 consecutive games. That would be third on the all-time list behind Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig.

"We won the game, and I had a great base hit, too," Matsui said. "I can't complain."

Notes: Torre said RHP Kevin Brown (sore left shoulder) would miss his turn Friday and RHP Chien-Ming Wang would take his spot in the rotation for one game. ... Ken Griffey, Jr. was 30 when he hit his 400th homer. ... A-Rod has four multihomer games this year and 40 in his career.


HOW'S THAT FOR DOMINATING! 12-3! FASTEST TO 400! BOO YAA!

The Darkest Canuck Wrote:har har, hey, did you see the game tonight :mrgreen:?



FASTEST TO 400

6/8/2005 11:47:11 PM

MILWAUKEE (AP) - It was just a matter of time before Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees snapped out of it - at least for a day.

A-Rod became the youngest member of the 400-homer club and a change in their routine got the Yankees back on the winning track with a 12-3 rout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday night.

"It was a very special day for me, especially if you do it in a win that we needed most desperately," Rodriguez said after the Yankees won for just the second time in 11 games.

Manager Joe Torre went to drastic measures to snap his slumping team out of its latest funk, cancelling batting practice, juggling his lineup - sitting Hideki Matsui for the first eight innings - and even getting ejected for arguing.

It worked.



A team that had hit .195 overall and .140 with runners in scoring position while losing seven of their first eight games on a season-long 12-game road trip, collected 16 hits and scored its most runs in two weeks.

Mike Mussina (6-4) was the beneficiary of the offensive breakthrough led by Rodriguez, who homered twice, went 4-for-4 and drove in four runs - his first RBIs of the trip.

Rodriguez's two-run shot off left-hander Chris Capuano in the first inning was his 399th, and his solo shot off left-hander Jorge De La Rosa in the eighth made the 29-year-old third baseman the 40th player in major league history to reach 400 homers.

"That's pretty incredible," Torre said. "The shape he's in, the way he works, who knows where he's going."

The crowd of 37,586 gave A-Rod a polite standing ovation as he circled the bases.

"It's a special number," Rodriguez said. "I'm actually just excited to do it with this uniform on."

Fastest to 400

# Player Age

1. Alex Rodriguez 29 years, 316 days
2. Ken Griffey Jr. 30 years, 141 days
3. Jimmie Foxx 30 years, 248 days
4. Mickey Mantle 30 years, 285 days
5. Eddie Matthews 31 years, 185 days
6. Frank Robinson 32 years, 9 days


New York batting practice pitcher Roman Rodriguez caught the historic homer in the Yankees' bullpen and acted like he was going to flip it into the stands before holding onto it with a sly smile.

A-Rod posed for pictures with his bat and ball after the game.

Mussina gave up three runs and six hits in six innings, including Carlos Lee's 15th homer. He walked one and struck out eight.

"I think we were just hoping for a nice win," Mussina said. "It didn't have to be 12-3, but today we got some big hits. It's been a tough trip so far, but hopefully we can pull something out of this as we go to the last city of the four (St. Louis)."

Derek Jeter and rookie Robinson Cano also homered for the Yankees, who tagged Capuano (5-5) for seven runs, five earned, eight hits and three walks in four-plus innings, denying the Brewers a three-game sweep.

"You just know it's just a matter of time," Milwaukee manager Ned Yost said. "You're hard-fetched to find a better lineup than that in all of baseball."

Among the backups inserted into the Yankees lineup was Ruben Sierra, who collected a season-high three hits in his first start in left field this season.

"Any GM or manager would love to have that lineup," Brewers infielder Bill Hall said. "Those guys can hit. It's still early in the season. They're not that far out yet. So, they've got nothing to worry about if they keep swinging the bats like that."

The only damper for Torre was he wasn't around to relish it in its entirety because he was ejected along with first baseman Tino Martinez for arguing with first base umpire Larry Vanover in the fifth inning.

"Yeah, Tino and I watched together," Torre said. "I blamed him for getting me thrown out."

Martinez, starting at first base because Jason Giambi was a late scratch with back spasms, hit a ground-rule double to give New York a 4-2 lead. Martinez was replaced by Russ Johnson after getting ejected an inning later.

Jeter's sixth homer, a solo shot, came off Julio Santana in the sixth. Cano's homer was a two-run shot off Wes Obermueller in the seventh, his fourth of the season and the first pinch-hit homer of his career.

Matsui, who had a pinch-hit single in the ninth, hadn't missed a start since Sept. 26, 2003, when he wasn't in the starting lineup for either game of a doubleheader against Baltimore. He appeared in both of those games and has played in all 384 games since joining the Yankees in 2003. Including his career in Japan, he has played in 1,634 consecutive games. That would be third on the all-time list behind Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Gehrig.

"We won the game, and I had a great base hit, too," Matsui said. "I can't complain."

Notes: Torre said RHP Kevin Brown (sore left shoulder) would miss his turn Friday and RHP Chien-Ming Wang would take his spot in the rotation for one game. ... Ken Griffey, Jr. was 30 when he hit his 400th homer. ... A-Rod has four multihomer games this year and 40 in his career.


HOW'S THAT FOR DOMINATING! 12-3! FASTEST TO 400! BOO YAA!

THE FUCKIN MILWAUKEE BREWERS DUDE!

The Darkest Canuck Wrote:HOW'S THAT FOR DOMINATING! 12-3! FASTEST TO 400! BOO YAA!

Way to take 1 of 3 from the MILWAUKEE BREWERS. That's domination!

Is English your first language? I'm guessing you don't understand the meaning of the word.

FASTEST


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that's right, A-Rod, the most dominant hitter in MLB, the man who is destined to top the all time HR list.

The Darkest Canuck Wrote:FASTEST


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400



that's right, A-Rod, the most dominant hitter in MLB, the man who is destined to top the all time HR list.

Do you honestly think he's getting to 750? And oh yeah, he's never won a goddamn thing. He is a loser everywhere he goes.

quit livin in the past fool, and get ready to go back to the future like it was 1999!

The Darkest Canuck Wrote:and get ready to go back to the future

88 MILES AN HOUR!!!!!!

:lol:

I just want to say Im loving baseball more now than I have in years, I love all the rivalry talk going on here its making the games that much more interesting, I cant wait for the playoffs, TDC is either going to have the last laugh on this forum or get laughed out of it. I cant wait to see how this plays out, its hit and miss with the Yanks right now, I think they need a kick in ass to put them on the right track, I would sack the manager or somebody. Im a big believer in pitching wins championships, I think there money was wasted on guys like Brown and Johnson, they need some younger stronger arms and some consistency, a Doc Halladay type, the guy gives his team a chance almost everytime he steps on the mound. Im no baseball genius, just my opinion.

(go orioles) :oops:

i'd love having Halliday on the team, i just just just wrote him down on this piece of paper in front of me as a candidate for my next fantasy team.

i have faith in Johnson, he's proven himself time and time again and you have to know it's only a matter of time before he "clicks". Wright should be back soon, so we'll see how he pitches. i really love what i'm seeing from Wang so far, he's been doing a great job so far and if he can keep up the good work that's just bonus. they put Sierra back in the lineup and he went 3-3, so that's encouraging...perhaps he'll land a full time role @ LF and Womack will get back to 2nd...

The Darkest Canuck Wrote:i'd love having Halliday on the team, i just just just wrote him down on this piece of paper in front of me as a candidate for my next fantasy team.

i have faith in Johnson, he's proven himself time and time again and you have to know it's only a matter of time before he "clicks". Wright should be back soon, so we'll see how he pitches. i really love what i'm seeing from Wang so far, he's been doing a great job so far and if he can keep up the good work that's just bonus. they put Sierra back in the lineup and he went 3-3, so that's encouraging...perhaps he'll land a full time role @ LF and Womack will get back to 2nd...

If you paid any kind of attention, you would know that he has been tearing it up all season. He's 9-3 with a 2.45 ERA and 0.97 WHIP, but his name doesnt even cross your mind for a fantasy team until somebody on a forum mentions his name? Is that how you get all your baseball information?

If you were any kind of Yankees fan you would have know that Halladay pitched a complete game shutout on April 29.




Against the Yankees.




In New York.

i already had him on the list before he mentioned him jackass...




THAT'S WHY I MENTIONED IT!

The Darkest Canuck Wrote:i really love what i'm seeing from Wang so far, he's been doing a great job so far and if he can keep up the good work that's just bonus.

You love what you are seeing from Wang yet a few posts ago you said you don't see games. :roll:

Sign # 1 your favourite team is in trouble: you think playing Ruben Sierra in left field is a good thing.

And guess what assclown! Jaret Wright had arm troubles in '99, 2000, 2001, and 2002. He was a middle reliever in 2003. 2004 was his career year. So the Jaret Wright you are seeing in 2005 is the real Jaret Wright. It is pretty damn clear that his arm can't hold up to the rigors of being a starting pitcher. Enjoy reading about all the trips to the DL. :thumb: